Cinematographic picture with stereoscopic qualities



sept; zo, 1927.

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PATENT oFFicE.

-GHABLES BOUIN, F BUSTO, MSSACHUSETTS.

,GIEILTOGBAPHIC PICTUBEWITH BTEREOSCPIC QUALITIES.

Application led January 26, 192,2; Serial No. 531,935.

This invention involves both the arts of stereoscopic photography and motion pic-vv ture photography the two being combined, landv with other eaturesr to be mentioned,

constitutes an improvement in both arts. The invention relates more particularly to a standard size motion picture lm upon which are photographed stereoscopically, images of scenes or objects; one or more images of scenes or objects being contained within the standard space area of 1 inch by 5%, inch; each stereoscopic pair of leftand right angle images upon negative orpositive moving picture lm, being equal to or 1l greater than the normal binocular distance. Further objects and advantages o f the resent invention will be pointed out -i'n the ereinafter following descri tion of one embodiment hereon, or will e obvious to l those skilled in the mentioned arts.

Some of the objects of this invention ben ing to produce upon a standard size moving picture film, negative or positive images of scenes or objects' stereoscopically photoaphed and maintaining between the two images of a stereoscopic pair a distance equal to or greater than the normal distance of the two eyes; also each standard size space area of 1 inch b 3% inch which is ordinarily consumed or one image is made use of in Athis invention in such a manner that the space area of 1 inch by 84 contains two 'or moreimages, there y giving us economy of film. h

In projection of ordinary moving pictures it requires the projection of about 16 images per second in orderto conve a proper seiisation of .motion With t e stereoscopic lm 16 imageswould also be suliicient in proper sensation of relief,

In the movin picture stereoscopicv negative or positive number per second in order 'to convey a as shown in Fig. 6,' the right and left images are photographed greatest. All other lines whose ends are numbered on outside of large circle, repre-v sents different directions of stereoscopic differences and thenumbers re resent the per-y centage of perception of relief from stereoscopic differences when the eyes are in the horizontal direction of the line 100 and the stereoscopic diierences in the direction as indicated by the different lines. With the film in the horizontal position, and the lenses in position C and C, the direction of stereoscopic differences will be as Aindicated by ILI and IRI.4 Superimposing the two images and maintaining the upright position of the Vimages in relation to the horizontal line perception of relief will be approximately 87 per cent. By increasing the distance of the lenses to positions C"" andl 0 as indicated in Fig. 8, the direction of stereosco ic diierences will be as indicated by the ine marked 2LI and 2RI.

Superimposing the two ima es andmain-` taining t e upright position o the imagesin relation to the horizontal line, perception of j relief will be approximately '92 per cent,

plus the enhancement produced by virtue ofA the taking orA photo aphing ofthe two images from points o distances of the two lenses which is reater thanv the normal dis.- tance of separation of both eyes.` f

In the mov'V picture stereoscopicv film as indicatedby ig. 3, the. negative images (right vand left pairs) are photographed from twol different points in space-equal to or preferably greater than the normal distance of separation of both eyes, for reasons which have already been described: Referring toFig. 9, it is to be noticed that the distances between the center of the two lenses is less than the distances between the "two lenses in` Fi 8, as indicated by C" and'C, fin Igig. 8,

in Fig. 9, for the reason that the size of are'less, vertically. `,With the lm horizontal in 'positionl C an C, as in Fig. 9, the

p land yet thcpercentage of perception of relief is greater tposition, and the lenses direction of stereoscopic dierences will be in a direction as indicated bythe lines vmarked rLI and- RI. Byvvsuch a direction lief will beapproximately 94 per cent, plusl the enhancement produced by virtue of the photographing of the two images from points of distance of the two lenses from each other which is greater than the normal dis-- tance of separation of both eyes. All pairs of right and left images being photographed at the same time.

With the left angle image and right angle image superimposed and the vertical direction of pictures or images being maintained in relation to the horizontal line, as indicated by 3 in Fig. 10, the direction of stereoscopic differences and degree of deviation from the horizontal line remains the same, with perception of relief approximately 94 per cent, plus.

In the different negative and positive moving picture lms which are representative of stereoscopic pairs of images and as indicated by Figs. 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7, theexposures for such images may be made intermittently or stereoscopic pairs may be made at the same time of exposure. In the styles of film as indicated by Figs. 3 and 4, the two images composing a stereoscopic pair are photographed at the same time of exposure. The relation of the positions of left and right pairs of images as indicated by correspondmg numbers is a true representation of the direction of stereoscopic differences, the same also representing the distance of the lenses from which the images were photographed; such two different points, positions or horizontal distances in space corresponding .to or being greater than binocularv distances; the space area of one inch by 3/4 inch containing either one, two, four, eight, or sixteen pictures or images and such images within the same space area of one inch by LM inch are not stereoscopic pairs, each one of a stereoscopic pair of images is located inanother and different space area of one inch by 1% inch. The images representative of stereoscopic values are photographed upon a standard size film. All images are on one side only of film.

The moving picture negative or positive film representative of sgareoscopic images as indicated by Fig. 5, has one inage or plcture within the space area of one inch by 3%; inch. All images being in alinement across len th of film horizontally and the two images t at compose a stereoscopic pair being separated by two spaces of one inch by 1%: inch each, each space being 3/1 inch horizontally. The right and left stereoscopic pairs of images represent the two different angle points of direction from which the images are photographed. Each ima e has four holes perforations on edges o film. The perforated holes are of standard size, shape and distance from each other; the left angle images have marks of identification on lower edge of film and right angle ima es have marks of identificationon upper e ge of film. I

messie In the styles of film as indicated by Figs. 6 and 7 all images representing those photographed from one angle point or position, such as L in Figs. 6 and 7 representing left angle images, are below horizontal centre of film and` in direction of length of lm and all images representing those photographed from another angle point or position, are above horizontal centre of film and in direction of length of film, as indicated by numbers in rotation and R in Figs. 6 and 7 representing right angle images.

In all the different styles of film mentioned in this invention, the position on film of the right and left pairs of stereoscopic images represents the two diiierent angle points of position, direction and distance from which such ima es are photographed.

In Figs. 6 and 1, eac image has four perforated holes on edge of film' in Fiofs. 2 and 7, each image has two perforated holes on edge of film; in Fig. 3, the images nearest edges of film have two perforated holes on edge of film;I in Fig. 4, the images nearest edges o f ilm have one perforated hole on ed e of film.

n Figs. 1, 2, and 5, all right angle ima es have a mark of identification on upper e ge of film and all left angle images havin a mark of identification on lower edge of In all of the different styles of lm meniiloned all images are on one side only of In Fig. 5, only one image occupies the space area of one inch by 1% inch; 1n Figs. 1 and 6, two images occupy a space area of one inch by 5% inch; in Flgs. 2 and 7, :four images occupy a space area of one inch by 3@ inch; in Fig. 3, ei ht images occupy a space area of one inch y 1% inch; in Fig. 4, sixteen images occupy a space area of one inch by 3%; inch.

When more than one im e of scene or object is contained within t e same space area of one inch by A inch, such two or more images within the same space area of one inch b 1% inch are not stereoscopic pairs proper belonging to eachother; the right and le images composing a stereoscopic pair properly belonging to each other bemg located in different space areas of one inch by 3XL inch.

In all the dilerent styles of film mentioned the right and left ima composing a stereosco ic air have a istance of separation which 1s equal to or more than the normal distance of the two eyes in relation to each other.

I do not confine myself to the particular style of film or position of images here shown, but various other changes and modiflcations, within the skill of those versed in the art, may be made in the different styles of film ima es and positions of such images shown and escribed herein, without departlengthwise thereon a row of consecutively 1,049,913 y y a in l from the spirit of my invention provided corres ndmg of each pair aced l0 thg principle set forth in the following claim apart Iivfith two imess of other stereslopic be employed. l `pairs therebetween, each stereoscopic pair of 1I Iaving ,thus described my linvention, I images having;l their directions of stereoc a1m: y sco 1 A. stereoscopic motion picture filml havig e other.

'scent ima' es said lmages' being inverted Janus 1922. ind arrangd ,instereolecopic pairs with the ry CHARLES BOUIN.`

c differences opposite relation to j. This specification signed this 19th day of 

